Lubricant-holder attachment for engines



,H. G. OESTREICHER LUBRICANT HOLDER ATTACHMENT FOR, ENGINES Filed Oct. 25, 1922 20 I i a. I 12 18 Patented May 12, 925.

UNETE STATES HENRY G. OESTREICI-IER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

LUBRICANT-HOLDER ATTACHIVEENT FOR ENGINES.

Application filed came- 23, 1922. Serial 110.596,.255.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY G. OESTREICH- En, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lubricant-Holder Attachments for Engines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in lubricator holder attachment for engines particularly adapted, though not necessarily limited in its use in connection with automobile engines and one of the objects 01" the invention is to provide an improved device or this character, which may be readily attached to an engine for the purpose of holding and maintaining a reserve supply of Oll for the engine to be delivered thereto at the will of the operator.

A further object is to. provide an improved original oil container adapted to be sold or distributed with the oil therein, the container beng so constructed and arranged that the original package may be readily placed in position and supported by a portion of the engine to deliver-the oil therefrom in predetermined quantities to the en gine, and after the container has been partially or wholly exhausted of its supply a iresh supply may be delivered into the container or the empty container'may be readily removed and another substituted therefor.

To the attainment of these ends and the accomplishment of other new and useful objects as will appear, the invention consists in the features of novelty in substantially the construction, combination and arrangement of the several parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed and shown in the accompanying drawing illustrating this invention and in which- Figure 1 is a: view partly in side elevation and partly broken away of a portion of an engine having a lubricator holder constructed in accordance with the principles of this invention, applied thereto.

Figure 2 is a vertical, longitudinal sectional view or the container. v

Figure 3 is a detail top plan view as taken on line 83, Figure 1. V

Figure 4L is 'a detail view partly in elevation and partly in section of a modified form of the invention. I

Referring more particularly to the drawing the numeral 10 designates an automobile engine having a fill or supply pipe opening 11' for supplying lubrication to the crank figuration and constructed of any suitable,

material. The container is provided with a discharge outlet opening'13 which projects for any desired distance beyond the bottom 14; ofthecontainer. The delivery outlet is preferably provided with exterior screw threads for the reception of a cap or closure 15, and encompassing the delivery outlet 18, and prere ably disposed in close proximity to the bottom or the container is an annular member 16, which is preferably constructed or coiled wire, the convolutions of which are spaced for any desired distance for apurpose to be hereinafter set forth.

The container is also provided with a supply inlet opening 17 which preferably projects for a short distance beyond the top 18 of the container 12 and may be provided with external screw threadsfor the reception or a cap or closure 19.

The opening 17 is preterably'arranged in 'alinement with the delivery outlet 13 and a suitable valve 20 is provided rorclosing the outlet opening 13. If desired in order to form a fluid tightjoint betweenthe valve 20 and the :valve seat '21, a suitable gasket 22 may be provided.

The valve 20 is preferably of a cup shape formation and preterrably operates within an annular member 28 disposed within the container and which member is provided with an opening 24 so as not to obstruct or interfere with the flow 0t the lubricant from the container through the deliveryjoutlet 13, when the valve 20 is unseated.

Any suitable means maybe provided whichv tends normally to hold the valve against its seat, such for'instance as a spring 25, one end of which engages the valve and the other end engages a suitable'stop'26 so that the spring tends normally to exert its stress in a direction to seat the valve.

Connected with the valve 20 in any suitable manner-is a flexible member 27, preferably in the form of a wire which extends through the top 18 of the container and is of such a length that when the extremity or" the element 27 is straightened out it will project beyond the end of the inlet opening 17 to form a handle 28, by means of which the valve 20 may be unseated against the stress of the spring 25.

lVhen the container is not in us-ethe end of the member 27 may be coiled or bent upon itself as shown in Figure 2, so as to stand entirely within the outlet opening 18thereby permitting the cap or closure. 19 to be placed in position for closing the inlet.

WVhen it is desired to use the container the closure or cap 19 ,is first removed and a suitable aperture 29. is formed inthe top of the closure so that the end 28 of the element 27, when the latter is straightened out, may pass through the opening, as shown in Figures 1 and l, after the closure has been placed back upon. the inlet opening 17.

The container is adapted to be secured in position so that the outlet opening 13will project into and telescope with the end of the fill pipe or tube 11, the annular member 16 being so arranged that when the container is in position the .element'16 will rest upon the end of the pipe orfill opening 11 and inasmuch as the convolutions of the element 16 are slightly separated free passages for air into the crank case will be formed therebetween.

The outlet opening 13 projecting into the fill pipe or tube 11 will alsoserve as a means for preventing the lateral displacement of the bottom of the container 12. The contalner is further held in position in any desired or suitable manner such'as by means .of a bracket or'clip 30, which is secured in any desired or suitable manner to the top 18 of the conta1ner12', such as by means of a fastening device 31. The clip may be pro- 12 may be readily applied and'as readily removed when desirec.

ment 27 which will unseat the valvev 20 and of valve and the controlling means therefor serve supply ofoil.

position the bolts 34 are again may be varied and if desired the spring may be located outside of the container.

In the present form of the invention there is also shown a guide 35, through which the flexible element 27 passes but if desired this guide may also be omitted. v

If desired there may be s-ecuredin any desired or suitable manner such as by means of'solder or otherwise, to the top 18 of the container 12, a support 36 upon which support a bell crank lever 37 is pivotally mounted as at 38. One arm 39 of the lever is adapted to be disposed in a position that the free end of the flexible element 2'? may be secured thereto and to the other arm 10. of the lever may be connected an operating rod 41, which leads to any suitable point convenient for the operator, such as the dash or instrument board of the machine, It will be manifest that with this form of the invention the operator may unseat the valve 2O when desired, Without leaving the machine;

With this improved construction itv will be manifest thata predetermined quantityof oil may be dispensed in the original package and the original package may be readily applied to the engine for maintaining a re- Furthermore, if desired, the'container after having been once place-d on the machine may be allowed'to remain and'may be replenished-when the supply is exhausted therefrom or when the container'is empty it'may be readilyremoved and another container interchanged therefor.

While the preferred form of the invention has been herein shown and described, it'is' to .be understood that-various changes may be made in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, within the scope of the claims, without departing from the spirit of this invention. r

lVhat is claimed as new is I 1. 1A lubricant container embodying a closed receptacle having a fill opening and a discharge opening disposed in alinement, a valve for controlling the discharge opening a flexible element connected' withthe said valve mechanism for opera-tingit, said flexible member extending through thesaid fill opening and adapted to be folded" or twisted to. assume a position entirely within the fill opening for storage or shipment pure poses, and removable closure-sindividualto I the said openings. I 2. A lubricant container embodying a closed receptacle having a fill opening and a discharge opening disposed in alinement, a

spring controlled valve for controlling the 0, discharge opening, a: flexible element connected with the said valve mechanism for operating it against the stress ofthe said spring, said flexible member extending throughthe said fill opening and adap'tedfto bcfolded or twistedeto assume a position entirely within the fill opening for storage or shipment purposes, and removable clo sures individual to the said openings.

3. A lubricant container embodying a closed receptacle having a fill opening and a discharge opening disposed in alinement, a valve for controlling the discharge opening, a flexible element connected with the said valve mechanism for operating it, said flexible member extending through the said fill opening and adapted to be folded or twisted to assume a position entirely Within the fill opening for storage or shipment purposes, removable closures individual to the said openings, and an actuating element connected with the container and to which last said element the said flexible element is adapted to be connected when projecting beyond the said fill opening.

l. A lubricant container embodying a closed receptacle having a fill opening and a discharge opening disposed in alinement, a valve for controlling the discharge opening, a flexible element connected with the said valve mechanism for operating it, said flexible member extending through the said fill opening and adapted to be folded or twisted to assume a position entirely Within the fill opening for storage or shipment purposes, removable closures individual to the said openings, an actuating element con nected with the container and to which last said element the said flexible element is adapted to be connected when projecting beyond the said fill opening, and means connected with the said actuating element for actuating the latter from a remote point.

5. An original package lubricant container adapted to be associated with an engine for maintaining a reserve supply of oil,

the said container having a discharge outlet projecting beyond the outside thereo'l and adapted to be inserted into a fill opening, a valve for controlling the said outlet, a removable closure for the outlet, means for actuating the valve at will, and means encompassing the said discharge outlet for maintaining an air opening between the end of the said. fill opening and the bottom of the container.

6. An original package lubricant container adapted to be associated with an engine for maintaining a reserve supply of oil, the said container having a discharge outlet projecting beyond the outside thereof and adapted to be inserted into a fill opening, a valve for controlling the said outlet, a removable closure for the outlet, means for actuating the valve at will, and an element embodying spaced convolutions encompassing the said discharge outlet to form air passages into the said fill opening.

7. A lubricant container embodying a closed receptacle having a fill opening and a discharge outlet, said outlet projecting beyond the bottom of'the receptacle, valve mechanism for the discharge outlet, removable closures individual to the said openings, a flexible element connected with the valve for actuating it, and an annular element oncompassing the said discharge outlet, the said annular element being formed of convolutions, the axes of said convolutions being disposed transverse to the axis of the annular member.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, on this 20th day of October, A. D. 1922.

HENRY Gr. OESTREICHER. 

